Year-End Lists

A hand-curated, browsable index of notable year-end lists. Follow the link for each list to see essential commentary from its author, at the source.

Lists

  1. Stereogum: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  2. Observer: Kitty Empire: Best Pop Music of 2011
  3. Slate: Jonah Weiner: 10 Favorite Albums of 2011
  4. Tiny Mix Tapes: Favorite 50 Albums of 2011
  5. DIY: Albums of 2011
  6. New York: Nitsuh Abebe: Top 10 Albums of 2011
  7. Impose: Jason Diamond: 25 Records Loved in 2011
  8. Cokemachineglow: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  9. Slant: 25 Best Albums of 2011
  10. Jordan Cronk: 50 Favorite Albums of the 2010s
  11. Pitchfork: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  12. Guardian: Best Albums of 2011
  13. Fact: 50 Best Albums of 2011
  14. Under the Radar: Top 80 Albums of 2011
  15. Prefix: Top Albums of 2011
  16. Obscure Sound: Best Albums of 2011
  17. Rise: Records of the Year 2011
  18. Treble: Top 50 Albums of 2011
  19. Drowned in Sound: Favourite Albums of 2011
  20. Pazz & Jop: Top 100 Albums of 2011
  21. PopMatters: 75 Best Albums of 2011